PATA NANDrive™ Evaluation Board
User Guide
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March 2011

PATA NANDrive™ Evaluation Board
User Guide
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Table of Contents
11.1
1.2
1.3
22.1
2.2
2.3
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.3.4
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Introduction·········································································································································································· 5
Required Equipment ···························································································································································· 5
Included Equipment ····························································································································································· 5
Board Layout ······································································································································································· 5Install the Evaluation Board ················································································································································· 7Connect Board to PC ·························································································································································· 7Detect the Device ································································································································································ 7
Add a New Device ······························································································································································· 8To add a drive in Windows XP: ··········································································································································· 8
To connect as a physical drive: ··········································································································································· 9To connect as an OS-partitioned drive: ····························································································································· 10
To add a drive in DOS: ······················································································································································ 10
Schematic·········································································································································································· 11© 2011 Greenliant Systems
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Revision History
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Description
Converted to Greenliant format

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Date
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The NANDrive™ integrated circuit (IC) is a high-performance, fully-integrated, embedded flash solid state drive.
It combines an integrated ATA Controller and NAND Flash in a multi-chip package. This product is ideal forsolid state mass storage applications offering new and expanded functionality while enabling cost-effective
designs.
The NANDrive Evaluation Board allows NANDrive products to be tested and/or demonstrated in a realisticenvironment. The board connects to the user environment using the Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE)interface. This board works for all NANDrive products.

1.1

Required Equipment
The Greenliant NANDrive evaluation board will operate in any environment where any typical off the shelf ATA
based storage device is found. This would include any computer environment that utilizes the IDE interface
with such Operating Systems as Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, DOS, Linux, or even proprietary
operating systems.

1.2

Included Equipment
NANDrive Evaluation Board – Two board options, a 40-pin connector or a 44-pin connector. See Figures 1-3.

1.3

Board Layout
The evaluation board has two interface connector options, see Figures 1 and 2. For the board layout, see Figure
3 and Table 1.

Figure 1: NANDrive Evaluation Board, 40-pin Connector© 2011 Greenliant Systems
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5Figure 2: NANDrive Evaluation Board, 44-pin Connector

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Figure 3: Top View of Board Layout
Table 1: BOM
SymbolDescriptionD1Green LED
D2Red LED
J1SCI debug header

J2Power connector

JP1Master/ Slave selector

JP2Write-Protectionconnector

CN1
U1U2/U540-pin or 44-pin bus connector
NANDrive
External 48-pin TSOP NAND flash
media device

orPower-Down

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Notes
Indicates activity
Indicates power on
Output information for debugging. This port is a valuable
debugging aid because it opens a stream of status informationfor evakuation.
Pin #1 = 5V
Pin #2 and 3 = GND
Pin #4 = NC
Pin #1 and 2 shorted:
Master mode
Pin #2 and 3 shorted:
Cable select from cableNo pins are shorted:
Slave mode
Either function is enabled by shorting Pin #2 to Pin #3.
Pin #2 default is Write-Protection, but can be defined as
Power-Down using the IDFE command or the PT2 utility.

Currently not supported

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2Install the Evaluation Board
Perform these three tasks to install the evaluation board:
1. Connect board to PC
2. Detect the device
3. Add a new drive

2.1

Connect Board to PC
The evaluation board easily connects to any desktop PC with a parallel ATA interface.
CAUTION:

Ensure that the power is off before connecting /disconnecting any devices to your PC.
Failure to do so can damage the PC and the evaluation board.

To connect the board:
1. Turn off the PC.
2. Open the PC chassis.
CAUTION:

Static electricity can damage electronic devices. To prevent static damage, discharge static
electricity before you touch any electronic components.

3. If your evaluation board has a 40-pin ATA connector, connect the peripheral power cable to J2 on theevaluation board. If your evaluation board has a 44-pin connector, no additional connections are required
because the PC supplies power to the device through pins 41 and 42 on the connector.
4. Connect the PC IDE cable to CN1 on the evaluation board. If necessary, use an existing connector on aused ATA cable.
5. Set JP1 to either Master or Slave on the evaluation board. If another device uses the same IDE cable as
the NANDrive, one device must be set as Master and the other as Slave.

2.2

Detect the Device
When you power on the PC, the BIOS should detect and report the correct density of the NANDrive attached tothe evaluation board. If the BIOS does not detect the NANDrive, follow the power on procedures below.
To power on the PC:
1. Turn on the PC. If the BIOS detects the NANDrive, stop. If it does not detect the NANDrive, go to step 2.
2. Wait until LED D1 on the evaluation board begins to quickly blink. This indicates that initialization has
completed successfully.
3. Reboot the PC. If the BIOS detects the NANDrive, stop. If it does not detect the NANDrive, go to step 4.
4. Check that the BIOS IDE settings are set to Auto Detect and the IDE mode is set as shown in Table 2below.
Table 2: IDE Mode Settings
Product TypeUltra-DMA mode: Not supported
Ultra-DMA mode: Supported(LD020 based NANDrive)
Ultra-DMA mode: Supported(LD040 based NANDrive)a)b)Mode Settings
Multi-Word DMA Mode2 or PIO mode4a)
Multi-Word DMA mode4, PIO mode6 or Ultra-DMA mode4b)

Multi-Word DMA mode4 , PIO mode6a)or Ultra-DMA mode6

PATA NANDrive is capable of supporting PIO Mode-6 but Identify drive information report as PIO Mode-4
PATA NANDrive is capable of supporting Multi-Word DMA Mode-4 but Identify drive information report as MWDMA Mode-2

5. If after executing all the above steps the BIOS does not detect the NANDrive, contact Greenliant forsupport.
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2.3

Add a New Device
Consult the PC’s user manual for specific instructions on how to add a new drive. Below are the directions for
Windows XP and DOS systems.
The NANDrive can be installed as either a physical drive or as an OS-partitioned drive. When configured as aphysical drive, do not access the drive through the OS. When configured as an OS-partitioned drive, access thedrive through the OS.

2.3.1

To add a drive in Windows XP:
1. Right-click on My Computer.
2. Select Manage from the drop-down list. This will open the Computer Management interface as shown inFigure 4.

Figure 4: Computer Management Interface
3. In the left-hand pane of the Computer Management interface, click on Device Manager. The NANDrive
will appear in the right-hand window under Disk Drives. See Figure 5.

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Figure 5: Device Manager
4. In the left-hand pane, click on Disk Management. Choose if you want to connect the NANDrive as aphysical drive or as a partitioned drive. Follow the appropriate directions below.

2.3.2

To connect as a physical drive:
1. Right-click on the NANDrive icon in the right-hand pane. See Figure 6.
2. Select Delete Partition. The label for the NANDrive will change to “unallocated” and the drive will notshow up as a resource under My Computer.

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2.3.3

To connect as an OS-partitioned drive:
1. Right-click on the NANDrive icon in the right-hand pane. See Figure 7.
2. Select New Partition. Follow the prompts to add a new partition. The NANDrive will now show up as adrive-lettered resource under My Computer.

Figure 7: OS-Partitioned Drive
3. Go to My Computer to confirm that the NANDrive is connected in your chosen configuration.

2.3.4

To add a drive in DOS:
1. Type FDISK.exe. This will create a partition.
2. Type FORMAT.exe. This will format the new partition.

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Figure 8: Evaluation Board Schematic© 2011 Greenliant Systems
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